Wilson’s head coach believed it hardly mattered which District 3 opponent lined up against his attacking Bulldogs Saturday night in the 3-AAAA final.

Seems his boys were on a mission, stockpiling enough fuel for this aggressive run after dropping last year’s finale to eventual state-champion Central Dauphin.

This time, however, it was Harrisburg lining up across the turf at Hersheypark Stadium, the very same Cougars squad that shipped Wilson its first and only loss way back in September.

Yeah coach, this opponent mattered.

“We were really liking a rematch with them,” said Wilson linebacker and leading-tackler Dominic Moyer, “We wanted to prove something to them, show them what we are now. We did that today. We just played harder.”

The more than 3,000 in attendance would hardly disagree as the benchmark big-school program in Berks County throttled the high-octane Cougars in all facets of the game.

The end result was a 39-14 triumph that signaled Wilson’s fifth overall title.

If you’re a fan of District 3 football, it’s time to admit that complex power rating formula spit out the correct No. 1 seed in this entertaining Quad-A season.

Wilson (13-1) slowly build a championship resume after that 21-13 setback many weeks ago, with Dahms tweaking his offense every step of the way.

That appeared to be Wilson’s sticking point before a junior named Matt Timochenko entered the picture against Penn Manor late in the regular season. Against the Cougars Saturday, that same junior played fearless against Harrisburg’s own ballyhooed defense.

Timochenko connected on 10 of 16 passes for 125 yards, more than enough to keep the Cougars guessing. It allowed Dahms to give versatile running back Jimmy Brooks every opportunity to be successful.

The diminutive track star was dynamic from start to finish, banking 298 all-purpose yards and four total touchdowns.

“How close we came last year against Central Dauphin, losing to them last year, really kept us coming back and playing hard,” Brooks said. “I was real focused and intense in this one.”

Oh, and Wilson’s defense was certainly part of the equation, shattering a Harrisburg running game that had produced 1,593 rushing yards in three previous postseason wins.

By the end, the Cougars (11-3) limped home with 50 stripes on 28 carries.

“I think in week 3 we were not in shape. We weren’t mentally strong,” said Wilson DE Junior Joseph, the Connecticut recruit that helped erase Harrisburg’s gameplan.

“As we went on this season, we got better. We brought a lot of heat in this one. I don’t think they were used to seeing our heat.”

It’s also important to note that Wilson reached the D3 summit after watching 2011 record-setters like Rodney Gillin, Seth Klein and Jacob Morgan move onto college rosters.

Dahms, now 81-13 in seven seasons at the helm, and his Bulldogs pulled it off anyway.

“The program has become year-round. The kids just worked hard all winter, all summer and just kept working,” Dahms said. “This group of seniors know they’ll be remembered for what they do this season. And they’ve put in the work.” EPLER ON TWITTER: @threejacker